Fun Activities For Kids – Play-Scripts – Jack And The Baked Beanstalk
ingredients. There must be a baddie with an evil laugh that the audience can boo. Two characters should have an argument that involves yelling, “Oh no I didn’t!” and, “Oh yes you did!” Include an opportunity for the baddie to hide conspicuously, so that the audience can shout: “He’s behind you!” And, of course, there’s the happy ending, full of Christmas cheer. If there’s any spare rehearsal time, the children can even draw tickets and a poster for the show.
Included over the next few pages is a copyright-free example of the sort of play-script your children may like to use for their seasonal pantomime.
Pantomime Play-script
Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
Characters:
Jack
Jack’s Mom
The cow (For a simple costume, make cardboard ears to stick onto a hair band. To be more adventurous try and recreate the traditional pantomime cow. Two